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Around 25,000 households in southeastern Queensland found themselves experiencing outages on the start of the week after intense storm systems impacted the state, producing wind gusts hitting 109km/h.

Massive Frozen Precipitation and Extensive Impact

Homeowners observed large ice chunks as large as seven centimeters in particular locations. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that multiple regions across Queensland had been hit with large hailstones.

The recent thunderstorm has severely damaged our network!

Response teams were working to restore energy supply throughout the affected regions, with nearly 70 crews working to handle the widespread outages.

Victoria's Storm Challenges

At the same time, approximately 1,000 households in Victoria also experienced electricity disruptions after the capital city experienced its heaviest rainfall in over 500 days.

State Emergency Services responded to over five hundred emergency reports across the area, mainly for building damage but also for downed trees and flooding.

Most Affected Regions

• Werribee region - experienced significant destruction
• Hoppers Crossing - various assistance requests
• Wyndham area - 179 emergency requests

During the peak on yesterday, in excess of twenty-eight thousand energy customers in the state were lacking electricity.

Meteorological Predictions

Humid circumstances were forecast to persist along much of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a weather pattern continued to attract humidity against the coastal areas.

Tomorrow was expected to become the most rainy day, with persistent thunderstorm potential anticipated across multiple regions of both states.

Health Warning

Health officials alerted that there was an increased chance of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the state's northern country region, especially given the current weather patterns.

This caution comes after historical occurrences where comparable situations led to major medical consequences in the region.